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From left, Lakesha Allen, a staff member with Richmond Public Schools’ new Center for Families in Transition program, and Superintendent Jason Kamras, pause to talk after delivering food and household products to RPS parent Demeka Artis and her children, Amica, 8, Jeremiah, 14, and Kemiya, 16, at their new apartment in Highland Park.

From left, Lakesha Allen, a staff member with Richmond Public Schools’ new Center for Families in Transition program, and Superintendent Jason Kamras, pause to talk after delivering food and household products to RPS parent Demeka Artis and her children, Amica, 8, Jeremiah, 14, and Kemiya, 16, at their new apartment in Highland Park.

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